To compliment the specs mentioned above, reports also say that Surface Pro 5 will be run by Intel’s seventh-generation processors, Core i5 Kaby Lake, which was reportedly able to perform 15 to 20 percent better than its predecessor Skylake. Reports also speculate that the Microsoft Surface Pro will either use a Polaris-based (AMD) or a Pascal-based (NVIDIA) graphics processor.
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Ming-Chi Kuo of the KGI Securities and the person who gives exact forecasts on Apple products claimed that this MacBook Pro is the representation of the most significant upgrade that Apple has done in their wide range of sought-after products. The device would also sport a larger battery and offer faster charging through the inclusion of a USB Type-C port.
Microsoft vs Apple: This is going to be a huge battle, and one of the biggest for the end of 2016 and into the first half of 2017.
Apple is expected to announce a handful of major updates to its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 promo photo.
Furthermore, it is anticipated to house Intel’s seventh-gen processor- Kaby Lake.
There were reports saying that the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 shall come out in June but that did not happen as Microsoft was reportedly planning to add an array of awe-inspiring features to the device to ensure that it makes a solid impression on its fans and prospective users when it finally comes out.
It will be hard to outdo this laptop with its Kaby Lake processor and Windows 10 operating system. It might also come with 512 GB embedded multimedia card (eMMC) and 16 GB random access memory (RAM).
On the other hand, reports also swarmed the internet and revealed that the fourth-generation in the Surface-series, Microsoft Surface Pro 4, is now on sale at the Microsoft store. But some critics aver that the Surface Pro 5 is more meant to do battle with the iPad Pro since both are hybrid laptop and tablet, also known as laplet.
Looks like the last quarter of 2016 is jam-packed with top-notch devices making their way into the arena, especially with the debut of so many innovative new technologies at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) consumer electronics trade show in Berlin this month. Rumours suggest the Microsoft Surface Pro 5 will replace the current AAAA battery-powered stylus with a Surface Pen.
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Microsoft Surface Pro 5 will likely come with a price tag of $899 for the base model (non-4K UHD variant) and $1,599 for the high-end model (4k UHD variant).
